Job Description

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Network Engineer (Routing, Switching, ACI & Load Balancing)

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Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled Senior Associate – Networking with strong experience in Routing, Switching, Cisco ACI, VXLAN/EVPN, and Load Balancing technologies. The ideal candidate should possess hands-on troubleshooting expertise, operational support experience, and the ability to manage enterprise network infrastructure in a large-scale environment.

Key Responsibilities

Routing & Network Fundamentals

  • Hands-on experience with OSPF and BGP routing protocols.
  • Strong understanding of:
    • Static and Dynamic Routing
    • Route Redistribution
    • Routing Tables, Metrics, and Convergence Behavior
  • Good knowledge of IPv4/IPv6 addressing, including:
    • Subnetting
    • VLSM
    • CIDR
High Availability Technologies

  • Experience with network redundancy and failover solutions:
    • HSRP
    • VRRP
Switching

  • Strong understanding of:
    • VLANs and 802.1Q Trunking
    • Spanning Tree Protocols (STP/RSTP/MST)
    • Layer 2 and Layer 3 Switching
    • EtherChannel and LACP
Cisco ACI, VXLAN & EVPN

  • Hands-on experience or strong exposure to:
    • VXLAN Architecture
    • EVPN Control Plane
    • Cisco ACI Fabric
    • Spine-Leaf Architecture
    • APIC Controller
  • Knowledge of:
    • vPC
    • FabricPath (Good to Have)
Load Balancing (F5 BIG-IP / Citrix NetScaler)

  • Experience with:
    • Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
    • Virtual Servers, Pools, and Nodes
    • SSL Offloading (Good to Have)
  • Understanding of:
    • Load Balancing Algorithms (Round Robin, Least Connections, Ratio-Based)
    • Session Persistence / Stickiness
    • Health Checks and Monitoring
    • Layer 4 and Layer 7 Load Balancing
    • SNAT/NAT Configuration
    • High Availability and Clustering (Active-Standby)
Troubleshooting & Operations

  • Strong troubleshooting skills involving:
    • Ping, Traceroute
    • Routing Table Analysis
    • Network Incident Management
  • Exposure to:
    • Wireshark / tcpdump (Good to Have)
    • ServiceNow Ticketing Tool (Good to Have)
Network Platforms

  • Hands-on experience with:
    • Cisco Catalyst Switches
    • Cisco Nexus Switches
    • Cisco IOS / NX-OS CLI
  • Exposure to Juniper Junos is a plus.
Required Skills

  • Routing & Switching
  • Cisco ACI
  • VXLAN / EVPN
  • F5 BIG-IP or Citrix NetScaler
  • Network Troubleshooting
  • Cisco Nexus & Catalyst

Preferred Skills

  • Juniper Junos
  • FabricPath
  • SSL Offloading
  • Wireshark / tcpdump
  • ServiceNow
  • Microsoft Visio

Soft Skills

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong documentation and network diagramming capabilities.
  • Ability to work in a collaborative, fast-paced support environment


Job Details

Role Level: Not Applicable Work Type: Full-Time
Country: India City: Chennai ,Tamil Nadu
Company Website: https://www.cognizant.com Job Function: Information Technology (IT)
Company Industry/
Sector:
IT Services and IT Consulting and Business Consulting and Services

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